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The Sultanate of Delhi - Short Trick

Dynasties, rulers, reforms, departments, books and buildings — one sentence each

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How to read
  • Guru Ram Each coloured word = one name in the list, shown below in the same colour
  • Panda Two colours in one word = two names
  • ➜ Order the numbered order matters · ⇄ Any order no order
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Five Dynasties and Founders

The five dynasties that ruled Delhi from 1206 to 1526, in order, and the founder of each.

Trick 1

The five dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate

➜ in order (1206 → 1526)

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  1. 1Slave (Mamluk / Ilbari)1206–1290
  2. 2Khilji1290–1320
  3. 3Tughlaq1320–1414 — longest (94 years)
  4. 4Sayyid1414–1451
  5. 5Lodi1451–1526 — first Afghan dynasty

The first three were Turkish, the Lodis Afghan. First Battle of Panipat (21 April 1526) — Babur beat Ibrahim Lodi and the Sultanate ended.

Trick 2

Founders of the five dynasties

➜ in the order of the dynasties

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  1. 1Qutub-ud-din AibakSlave, 1206
  2. 2Jalal-ud-din KhiljiKhilji, 1290
  3. 3Ghiyas-ud-din TughlaqTughlaq, 1320
  4. 4Khizr KhanSayyid, 1414 — Timur’s nominee
  5. 5Bahlol LodiLodi, 1451

Last rulers: Shamsuddin Kayumars (Slave) · Qutb-ud-din Mubarak Shah, then Khusrau Khan (Khilji) · Nasiruddin Mahmud Tughlaq (Tughlaq) · Alauddin Alam Shah (Sayyid) · Ibrahim Lodi (Lodi).

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Slave Dynasty

The eleven rulers from Aibak to Kayumars in order, and what the great ones are known for.

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Khilji Dynasty

Jalal-ud-din’s capital, Ala-ud-din’s reforms and his conquests in order.

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Tughlaq Dynasty

What the three great Tughlaqs are known for, Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq’s five projects, the states that broke away, and Firoz’s taxes and towns.

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Sayyids and Lodis

The Lodi rulers in order and what they are known for, with the Sayyid line in the note.

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Departments and Revenue Terms

Which Sultan founded which Diwan (department), what the other departments did, and the revenue terms asked in exams.

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Books, Buildings and Capitals

Who wrote what, who built what, and the Sultanate’s capital cities in order.

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Read the full chapter for the complete notes — a trick helps you remember the list; understanding comes from the notes.